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Galeotto Franciotti della Rovere

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149:"Although Giovio states explicitly that this newly formed intimacy between the Medici and Franciotto had its origin in the diplomatic aims of the former rather than in any mutual inclination of the two young men, yet it is certain that ere long Giovanni grew deeply attached to Galeotto, and that the sorrow expressed by him at the papal nephew's sudden and premature death was both genuine and abiding, for on the testimony of Tommaso Inghirami, we learn that in after years, when the Cardinal de' Medici had been transformed into the Pontiff Leo X, he could not endure to hear Galeotto's name mentioned in his presence, and if anyone were so careless as to allude to his passed friend, the Pope would invariably turn aside his face to hide the tears he was unable to repress. And in the Medici's case this instance of real affection is of peculiar interest, for with the exception of his brother Giuliano, there exists no record of Leo showing any strong affection towards any one of his contemporaries save this nephew of Julius II." 286: 298: 274: 153:
The services of della Rovere to England as Cardinal protector are noted as the granting of a papal indulgence to John Mortymen, a chamber of official of King Henry VII, on 21 June 1506; arranging for Pope Julius II to make (on 18 August 1506) Robert Haldesworth of the Archdiocese of York a papal
158:(15 February 1507/8), ceremoniously accepting candles blessed by the pope to give to Hugh Inge to take to the royal court. His last recorded act was to persuade the Pope to grant King Henry VII's demand to have revenues from the 162:
of Durham diverted to the costs of repairing fortifications along the border between England and Scotland, which the Pope granted on 26 July 1508; della Rovere suddenly died less than two months later, in
338: 328: 115: 17: 123: 73: 212: 135: 119: 264: 333: 252: 81: 34: 111: 66: 38: 104: 54: 323: 318: 168: 138:. He was a patron of the arts and a good friend of Cardinal Giovanni de' Medici, who later became 290: 278: 92: 216: 88: 31: 238: 100: 62: 58: 16: 312: 159: 155: 302: 127: 77: 53:
in 1471, the son of Francesco Franciotti and Luchina della Rovere, a member of the
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from 27 May 1505, holding that post until shortly before his death. He was Vice-
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The Cardinal Protectors of England: Rome and the Tudors Before the Reformation
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in October or November 1503 and occupied that office until his death. He was
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from 31 May 1505 until his death. In May 1506, he was
262: 134:. In August 1507, he became administrator of the 147: 207: 205: 203: 8: 257:(Cambridge University Press, 1974) pp. 77-78 201: 199: 197: 195: 193: 191: 189: 187: 185: 183: 339:16th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops 167:, on 11 September 1508. He is buried in 239:The Medici Popes (Leo X and Clement VII) 27:(1471 – 11 September 1508) was an 269: 179: 95:of 29 November 1503. He received the 242:, London: Methuen & Co., p. 53-54 7: 124:Chancellor of the Holy Roman Church 14: 296: 284: 272: 110:On 30 August 1504 he became the 25:Galeotto Franciotti della Rovere 20:Galeotto Franciotti della Rovere 329:16th-century Italian cardinals 1: 84:by his uncle Pope Julius II. 57:. He was a grandnephew of 355: 236:Herbert M. Vaughan, B.A., 87:Pope Julius II made him a 69:, also became a cardinal. 49:della Rovere was born in 112:apostolic administrator 67:Sisto Gara della Rovere 151: 21: 145:One historian notes: 105:San Pietro in Vincoli 65:. His half-brother, 55:House of della Rovere 19: 169:Santi Apostoli, Rome 107:on 6 December 1503. 334:Della Rovere family 251:William E. Wilkie, 22: 346: 301: 300: 299: 289: 288: 277: 276: 275: 268: 258: 249: 243: 234: 228: 227: 225: 224: 215:. Archived from 209: 116:see of Benevento 61:and a nephew of 354: 353: 349: 348: 347: 345: 344: 343: 309: 308: 307: 297: 295: 283: 273: 271: 263: 261: 250: 246: 235: 231: 222: 220: 211: 210: 181: 177: 154:notary; and on 89:cardinal priest 74:Bishop of Lucca 72:He was elected 47: 12: 11: 5: 352: 350: 342: 341: 336: 331: 326: 321: 311: 310: 306: 305: 293: 281: 260: 259: 244: 229: 178: 176: 173: 136:see of Vicenza 120:see of Cremona 101:titular church 63:Pope Julius II 59:Pope Sixtus IV 46: 43: 32:Roman Catholic 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 351: 340: 337: 335: 332: 330: 327: 325: 322: 320: 317: 316: 314: 304: 294: 292: 287: 282: 280: 270: 266: 256: 255: 248: 245: 241: 240: 233: 230: 219:on 2017-06-12 218: 214: 208: 206: 204: 202: 200: 198: 196: 194: 192: 190: 188: 186: 184: 180: 174: 172: 170: 166: 161: 160:episcopal see 157: 156:Candlemas Day 150: 146: 143: 141: 137: 133: 129: 125: 121: 117: 113: 108: 106: 102: 98: 94: 90: 85: 83: 79: 75: 70: 68: 64: 60: 56: 52: 44: 42: 40: 36: 33: 30: 26: 18: 253: 247: 237: 232: 221:. Retrieved 217:the original 152: 148: 144: 128:papal legate 109: 86: 71: 48: 24: 23: 324:1508 deaths 319:1471 births 291:Catholicism 78:consecrated 313:Categories 223:2012-06-29 175:References 140:Pope Leo X 93:consistory 279:Biography 45:Biography 99:and the 39:cardinal 265:Portals 132:Bologna 114:of the 97:red hat 91:in the 29:Italian 82:bishop 35:bishop 303:Italy 80:as a 51:Lucca 165:Rome 37:and 130:to 103:of 315:: 182:^ 171:. 142:. 41:. 267:: 226:.

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Italian
Roman Catholic
bishop
cardinal
Lucca
House of della Rovere
Pope Sixtus IV
Pope Julius II
Sisto Gara della Rovere
Bishop of Lucca
consecrated
bishop
cardinal priest
consistory
red hat
titular church
San Pietro in Vincoli
apostolic administrator
see of Benevento
see of Cremona
Chancellor of the Holy Roman Church
papal legate
Bologna
see of Vicenza
Pope Leo X
Candlemas Day
episcopal see
Rome
Santi Apostoli, Rome

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